News and Announcements Christ Lutheran Church Eagan Minnesota
November 20, 2016
Verse of the Week:
Arise and shine in splendor; Let night to day surrender. Your light is drawing near. Above, the day is beaming, In matchless beauty gleaming; The glory of the Lord is here. Lift up your eyes in wonder —See, nations gather yonder From sin to be set free. The world has heard Your story; Her sons come to Your glory; Her daughters haste Your light to see. Your heart will leap for gladness When from the realms of sadness They come from near and far. Your eyes will wake from slumber As people without number Rejoice to see the Morning Star. LSB Text 396: © 1941 Concordia Publishing House Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, number 100012578. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.
ADULT BIBLE CLASS meets Sundays at 10:15. Come and join others in studying God’s Word! Religious Christmas Cards are for sale in the Fellowship Hall. You can put your check or cash in the container provided.
Thanksgiving Eve Service Wednesday, November 23, 7:00 pm, followed by a Dessert Reception in appreciation for all those who have volunteered at Christ Lutheran! Copies of the 2017 Budget are available on the table in the narthex if you want to review it. This will also be part of the Annual Report which will be distributed in January.
Christ Lutheran has a lot of Styrofoam balls that we no longer need. If you are interested in taking some to make ornaments or other crafty things, please see a staff member. Any balls that are leftover on Sunday, November 27, will be thrown away. ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION – Scott Strohkirch, son of Sharonlee and a "son of the congregation," will be ordained into the ministry of the Lutheran Church and installed as Pastor of Abiding Grace Lutheran Church, Gillette, WY, today (Sunday). May God richly bless his ministry as an under-shepherd of the Good Shepherd. The HUMAN CARE BOARD will be working with other local churches to help support the Holiday Gift Shop again this year. The Holiday Gift Shop provides gifts to families in the Eagan area who qualify for food through the Open Door Pantry. This year instead of a giving tree, the Human Care Board will be collecting gift cards for any dollar amount for Walmart and Target. If you prefer to give cash to support our efforts you may do so. Please put your gift cards or cash in a small envelope, marked “Holiday Gift Shop” and put in the wooden box in the Narthex marked LWML. (Human Care will use this box temporarily.) The cash and gift cards will be used by the Holiday Gift Shop to fill in with gifts in areas that are still needed. We will collect Nov. 5 – Dec. 5. Thank you for your support.
Heading for warmer weather this winter? Please make sure we have your address and when you’ll be away so we can keep in touch. God bless your time away from us!
Help beautify the chancel area by donating a poinsettia! For just $10 you can choose between a red, pink, or white poinsettia to help decorate the church for Christmas. A sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board in the narthex near the flower chart. You may specify to give a poinsettia in honor or in memory of a loved one. Please print clearly, and make your checks payable to Christ Lutheran Church – note “Poinsettia” in the memo line. Deadline to order is November 20 (this Sunday!).
Christmas Tea This year’s Christmas Tea is bringing Christmas back to its Middle-Eastern roots by sharing some wonderful food and supporting an LCMS mission known for their work in the Middle East, POBLO International. (See more information below.) Please join us on December 10th from 11:00-1:30 in the Fellowship Hall for a spectacular meal, engaging conversation, and a wonderful opportunity to help our Middle-Eastern brothers and sisters in Christ, who have literally walked in the footsteps of Jesus. Tickets are $15 each with $10 donated directly to POBLO International. Tickets will be on sale starting November 5th. Only 100 tickets will be sold for this spectacular event. You can reserve your tickets by contacting Gabriel Hartog (email: gabriel.hartog@gmail.com, Phone: 612-2128919). Remember to bring your checkbook or the exact amount of cash to buy tickets at church. More information about POBLO (People of the Book Lutheran Outreach) and our local missionaries: POBLO’s mission work consists primarily of missionary training, church planting, and grassroots evangelism through Bible studies and one-on-one conversations with those interested in exploring the Christian faith or learning more about Jesus. The fields are ripe for harvest (John 4:35) right here in the U.S., and POBLO is responding. People from other religions now have the freedom to learn about and practice Christianity without fear. The POBLO missionaries who will be sharing their work at the Christmas tea are Nader and Georgette Alaraj, who are originally from Palestine. Nader started his career as a medical technologist, working for fifteen years in the medical field in Omaha. Georgette has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and taught for 6 years. Both were raised in Christian homes, although Nader felt a personal calling to serve the Lord shortly after arriving in the United States in 1998. After helping to organize the Arabic Christian Fellowship of Omaha and sharing their faith in practical ways in that community, they moved to Bloomington MN to begin their outreach to non-believers in this highly diverse city. They have two small children and are members of St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Bloomington. Are you missing a Bible? An NASB was left above the coat hooks several weeks ago. It has a leather cover and is well-used with the name Kirk Johnson written inside. If you know who this belongs to, help us return it to the owner. It is currently on the Lost and Found table. Thanks! Transportation Help Needed! The two families who help transport the Scotts to church every Sunday need a few others to help out. There are three in the family, and two of them use walkers, so your vehicle needs to be able to accommodate them. They live in Eagan, on Balsam Trail. It will only take a few extra minutes, and with enough help, you only have to do it once a month or so. If you can help, please call Sandi Meyer at 651-454-7093 or Don Ohmann at 651-454-8623.
Our Gifts to the Lord Nov 12/13 General Fund Nov 7-10 Joyful Response Total Weekly Need
Attendance $4948.00 $410.00 $5358.00 $6935.00
Saturday Nov 12, 5:00pm Sunday Nov 13, 9:00am Sunday Nov 13, 2:00pm Total
21 88 N/A 109
Here are more wonderful Psalms to read up to and including Thanksgiving. May God continue to bless you all and give you a blessed Thanksgiving! Day Sunday Monday
Read Psalm 92 Psalm 95
Tuesday
Psalm 100
Wednesday Psalm 103 Thursday Psalm 118
Pray Thank God for His great works. Make a joyful noise to the Lord! Thank God because His steadfast love endures forever! Bless the Lord, O My Soul! Thanksgiving Day!
LUTHER EXHIBIT For the first time ever the exclusive Luther Exhibition will be in the U.S. The articles in the exhibit have never traveled to North America before. The exhibition will be held at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and will run from October 30, 2016 through January 15, 2017. It is being sponsored by Thrivent Financial. Thrivent Member Perks for the exhibit are: Group Tours: Enjoy a private, guided tour for up to 15 people at a discounted rate of $150 per tour. Submit a tour request form (reservations only are taken at this time; payment is due within 3 weeks of tour). Thrivent Financial Free Fridays: Receive up to four complimentary tickets to “Martin Luther” during the museum’s open hours each Friday throughout the exhibition. Admission is subject to availability and reservations are required. $10 Discounted Tickets: Purchase tickets for “Martin Luther” at the discounted rate of $10 throughout the exhibition. Admission is subject to availability and reservations are required. To get tickets now go to: https://tickets.artsmia.org/itemList.aspx?node_id=98258 USE THE PROMO CODE: THRIVENTMIA WHEN PROMPTED TO APPLY THE DISCOUNT For questions regarding tickets, contact MIA at 612-870-3000 (phone) or tickets@artsmia.org (email).